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Hoffert v. State

Citations

  • 572 A.2d 536
  • 319 Md. 377
  • 1990 Md. LEXIS 64

How courts have described this case

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  • Chasanow, J., dissenting, and pointing out that a reason for ordinarily drawing the line at whether the jurors had dispersed is to guard against them having been subject to outside influence
  • discussed in the Majority op. at 20-21, 949 A.2d at 625, n. 3
  • discussed in the Majority op. at 20-21, 949 A.2d at 625 n. 3
  • “When the jury was polled on the verdicts of not guilty on the first three charges, and the poll disclosed that the verdicts were unanimous, the verdicts were final.” (Citations omitted)
  • “When the jury was polled on the verdicts of not guilty on the first three charges, and the poll disclosed that the verdicts were unanimous, the verdicts were final.” (Citations omitted)
  • “Inconsistent verdicts in a court trial are not tolerated. The rationale for sustaining them in a jury trial does not support allowing them to stand in a court trial.”

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Judges: Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Adkins, Chasanow, Orth

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